Radiator clamp



RADIATOR SLAM? 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Au@ 6. 1947 2l Inventor Gilbert C. Jones Patented Sept. 13, 1949 yUurreo s'rA'rEs PATE-Nr orrlce 2,481,755 f RADIATOR CLAMP diltert d Janes, La crne@ NIC. App-licence August 6, 1947, serial Nel-17.66325 oiaims. (o1. 248-361) 'v A This invention relates te` a. radiator clamp and has for its primary object to support and anchor a radiator to'fthe chassis eta motor driven vee hicle.

Another object is tot' satistcten'ily support a radiator on a-vehiclezwhe'n the anchoring ele ments usually empl'dyedzbecome broken or other` wisey defective;

n A further object isteA raciti-tate' the attaching ot the clamp to' the chassis to4 the radiator without requiring the removal'y or the radiator from itsl position oir the chassis or thef vehicle;

The above and otherl obiectsmay be attained by employing'. this invention which embodies among its features a pai-r oi yokes adapted; to be attached tothe chassis; of aveiiicle adiaeentop'- postte sides of the radiator thereof aridi to extend upwardly along the sides or radiatori to' a point near its upper end, a loop adapted to ernbracetlfielupp'er end ofly the radiator and the upper ends of the yokes, saddles slidably mounted on the yokes adj acenttheir eds'ior engaging the radiator on opposite sides adjacenty its upper end and means to exert downward pressureV on the clamps to Abind the radiator in place.

other features' include angniarly extending faces on the saddles so that kasepressure is exerted on them to; move them downward-ly, pressure' will be exerted on opposite upper corners of the radiator both inwardly and downwardly, securely to hold the lower end of the radiator on the chassis.

Still other features include means joining opposite ends of the loop to facilitate its proper positioning on the radiator, flanges on the saddles to embrace opposite ends of the loop so as to cause it to move downwardly with the saddles and guide openings in the saddles for receiving opposite legs of the yokes.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a chassis and radiator seated therein, showing this improved clamp in use;

Figure 2 is a rear end view of the clamp illustrating the radiator and chassis in broken lines;

Figure 3 is a plan view of the clamp illustrated in Figure 2;

Figure 4 is an end view of the clamp;

Figure 5 is a perspective view of a detail; and,

Figure 6 is a perspective view of one of the saddle members.

Referring to the drawings in detail a vehicle chassis is equipped with a conventional cross member l0 forming a support for a radiator Il of conventional form having a tank I2, opposite sides I3 of which converge toward the' upper end of thel tank. The convergent' sides ofthe tank joinffthe sides'M of the radiator which eiit'end vertically as will be readily understood' upon reference to the drawings. l

My improved clamp designated generally i5 comprises a pair of yoke members each designated generallyv I6, and each yoke ineniiber crrrprises a leg I1 provided at its upper end with external screw threads i8 and at its lwer end withy a transversely extending arm t9wh'i`ch terminates in spaced relation to the leg AIt in ari uptrirne'd extension 20"carryin'g a hook, 2| at its upper extremity.

Extending upwardly in `spaced relation to the leg l1 is a leg 22, the lower end of` which is'proe vided with a hook member 23 for engagement with thehook 2i, while the upper end of the leg 22 -is externally screw threadedl as at 24u The upper ends of the legs tern'nfiate substantialiy the same horizontal plane and are adapted t6 cooperate with adjusting nuts 25 whieii are threaded thereon in a conventional'niianii illustrated, there are two' su'h yollz'e neib'e fat-id these are adapted to extend upwardly ad? ent opposite sides of the radiator from apiirit'rieail the bottom thereof toitsupperend. Aloop designated generallgrv 26 daptedfllto surround the upper end of the radiator and comprises a side bar 21 provided at opposite ends with end bars 28 each of which is formed with an extension 29 which lies substantially parallel to the side bar 21 and is provided at its end with a hook 30 which as illustrated in the drawings are adapted to interlock to form in effect a continuous loop which surrounds the upper end of the radiator. When the loop is in place it also ernbraces the upper ends of the legs oi the yokes I6 in order to hold the yokes against spreading. Mounted for vertical sliding movement at the upper end of each yoke I6 is a saddle member designated generally 3|. Each saddle member comprises a plate 3'2 provided along one longitudinal edge with a downturned flange 33 and having formed adjacent opposite ends openings 34 for the reception of the upper ends of the legs l1 and 22 of the yokes I6. Projecting from the edge of the plate 32 opposite the downturned iiange 33 and adjacent each end of the plate are arms 35 which are bent downwardly as at 36 to form downwardly and outwardly inclined legs 31, the lower ends of which are apertured as at 38 and struck outwardly as at 39 to form guide openings for the reception of the legs I1 and 22 of the yokes i6. The inclined shape of the legs 31 form cam surfaces 40 which as illustrated in the drawings. bear against the junctions of the side walls I3 of the tank and the side walls I4 of the radiator.

A suitable clip 4| may be mounted on each yoke to embrace the legs I1 and 2| thereof as will be readily understood upon reference to the drawings.

In use, whenit is desired to anchor a radiator to the chassis 'of a vehicle, the hooks 2| and 23 are disengaged from one another so that the cross bars I9 of the yokes I6 may be passed beneath the cross member I of the chassis of the vehicle, thus to serve as a bottom anchor for the yokes. The hooks 2| and 23 are then reengaged and the yokes extended upwardly to lie along opposite sides of the radiator II. The loop 26 is then placed in embracing position about the upper end of the radiator, and its opposite ends are engaged beneath the depending flanges 33 of the saddle members 3|, while the upper ends ofthe arms I 'land 22 are thrust through the openings 38 and 34 of the saddle members 3| after whichthe nuts 25 are threaded onto the threaded ends I8 and 24 of the legs I1 and 22 of the yokes I6. Upon tightening thev nuts 25 against the plates 32 of the saddle members 3| it will be obvious that the loop 26 'will be moved downwardly and at the same time the cam'faces 40 of the saddle members 3| will exert inward and downward pressure on the upper corners of the radiator iirmly to hold it in position on the cross mem-` ber I0. The clips 4| may be adjusted to any desired position on the arms II and 22, and if so desired a boltmay be passed through the opening in eachv clip to bev anchored to any suitable xed support on the chassis. Y

It-will thus be seen that a radiator which may have become loose or from which the anchorage may have been broken may easily and quickly be rmly secured in place on' the chassis of a vehicle without requiring that it be completely- Vdismantled, as its secure anchorage can be eiected by employing the clamp herein described. p l While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferred embodiment of this invention it is to be understood that minor changes in the details of construction, combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A radiator clamp comprising a loop adapted to embrace the upper end of a radiator, a saddle member coupled to each end of the loop and adapted to engage the radiator adjacent each upper corner; ani anchoring yoke ion `each side of the radiator having one vend engaged with a fixed member and the other end passed through an adjacent saddle and means on the yokes to engage Vthe saddles and force them downwardly against .the radiator.

2. A radiator clamp comprisinga pair of sep.

arable anchoring yokes adapted to engage a xed member and to extend upwardly along opposite sides of a radiator, a loop adapted to embrace the upper end of theradiator and the upper ends of the yokesfand'saddles atthe junctions of the loop and the yokes` for bearing on the radiator and exerting a downwardfandinward pressure thereon. .L'w'

3. A clamp. for holding a radiatorfionthe cross member of a vehicle chassiss'aidblamp comprising a pair of U-shaped `yokes-detachably connected at their lower ends to the cross member of the chassis on opposite Asidesof ,the vradiatona loop embracing the upperz end of the radiator'and the upper ends of the yokes, saddles slidable vertically on the upper ends ofthe legs of the'yokes and engaging the radiator, adjustable meanson the yokes for. engaging the'saddles to holdY them in engagement with'the upper corners. of the radiator and hooks on the saddles'for engaging opposite ends of the loop to hold it 1n radiator embracing position and the-yokes againstspreading. Y Y i Y f. Y. 

